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Brookhaven is a big small town of 8,331 people in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It's about 17 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,331people
$285kTypical home
$1,487/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
18"Snow
238Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,331
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,878 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 17 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,795/mo)
- Median rent $1,487/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,960 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to PHL airport
- 8 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 115 ft
- Right on the coast
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 133 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,202 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 546 bars within 25 mi
- 1,073 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 182 museums within 25 mi
- 71 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delaware County: D+24 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk